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title: "What is the best time of day to water your ponytail palm?"
description: "What is the best time of day to water your ponytail palm?"
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author: "Brown thumb"
published: "2025-07-05T15:47:39.000415Z"
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# What is the best time of day to water your ponytail palm?

_Posted by Brown thumb on 2025-07-05_

What is the best time of day to water your ponytail palm?

## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-05

Early morning watering is best for most plants including ponytail palms.

### Heather commented on 2025-07-05

Is it indoors our outside?

#### Brown thumb replied on 2025-07-05

Inside

#### Heather replied on 2025-07-05

Then mornings are good…or honestly any time. Outside you need to be careful that you don’t water when there is direct sun on the foliage unless you are watering at root level.

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